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Stories by Andre Poyser

7th Archbishop of Kingston Installed - Church head calls for good leadership by political directorate

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The Roman Catholic community in Jamaica witnessed the changing of the spiritual guard on Wednesday with the installation of the Most Reverend Kenneth Richards as the seventh Archbishop of Kingston and the Metropolitan of the Province of Kingston....

Large Abroad | Getting to the heart of sufferation

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Sufferation is one of those unique words that has come to characterise poverty in Jamaica and its prominence in the local narrative has long fascinated Dr Jovan Scott Lewis, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Geography at University...

Manning a champion of regional integration - Patterson reflects on near 40-year friendship with former T&T prime minister

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has expressed profound sadness at the passing of former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning.Manning, 69, died on Saturday, just a day after he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia."...

Auxiliary fees a big political issue - Minister

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Education Ruel Reid has rebuffed suggestions that the efforts by the ministry to ensure that schools adhere to the new policy of abolishing auxiliary fees while asking for reasonable contributions from parents have stifled opportunities...

Education ministry owes UWI millions in outstanding tuition fees - Thwaites says Reid politicising matter

Published:Tuesday | June 28, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

A political spat appears to be brewing between Minister of Education Ruel Reid and his opposition counterpart Ronald Thwaites over $182 million in outstanding tuition payments that the Ministry of Education owes the University of the West Indies (...

Large Abroad | Live from Red Square: Jamaican doctoral student learns life lessons in Russia

Published:Sunday | June 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Tashauna Brown should have returned to Jamaica after completing her specialist degree in finance and credit at the Saint Petersburg...

Mike Henry High School? - Ministry begins consultations to rename Denbigh institution in honour of MP

Published:Tuesday | June 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

If some members of the Central Clarendon constituency have their way, the Denbigh High School, located in the parish capital, will bear the name of long-standing Member of Parliament, Mike Henry, come September.With the firm conviction that this can...

Former High Commissioner to UK urges diaspora to vote to remain in EU

Published:Wednesday | June 22, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Ambassador Burchell Whiteman, a former high commissioner of Jamaica to the United Kingdom (UK), has urged Jamaican immigrants in Britain to vote for that country to remain in the European Union (EU).Britons will today decide, in a referendum...

'Unacceptable' - Education minister moves to address auxiliary items being charged in registration fees

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Education Ruel Reid has asked that principals seek the approval of the Ministry of Education for all fees that are to be requested from parents.His call comes as some schools have already begun announcing registration fees which subsume...

Large Abroad: Jamaican pioneering science education in Abu Dhabi

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Dr Kenisha Wilson is passionate about science education, a passion that has led her to Zayed University, in Abu Dhabi, where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.Apart from getting accustomed to a Sunday-...

GSAT FEATURE- Allman Town Primary principal leads by example: celebrate GSAT success after enrolling son at Allman Town Primary

Published:Monday | June 20, 2016 | 8:41 PMAndre Poyser

Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith, Principal at Allman Town Primary,does not regret her decision to move her son from a prep school and enroll him at Allman Town Primary."My husband said to me what is at that school that is not at your school because you are...

Mobay High tops CAPE rankings

Published:Sunday | June 19, 2016 | 4:01 PMAndre Poyser

Montego Bay High School for Girls (MBHS) in St James topped the latest rankings of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) put out by think tank Educate Jamaica.The school is a new entrant in the rankings, having only restarted its...

Holy Family Primary disappointed with results, plans increased interventions

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Principal of Holy Family Primary School Christopher Wright has expressed dissatisfaction with the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results obtained by his students."The performance this year was not as good as last year, so we are a bit disappointed...

Canadian Neurosurgical Society honours J'can surgeon

Published:Monday | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Consultant neurosurgeon at the Cornwall Regional Hospital Professor Renn Holness, has been selected by the Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS) to receive The Charles Drake Medal, its lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his outstanding...

'How we teach is wrong' - Poor approach to math, science showing up in GSAT results - Morrison

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

While this year's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results have shown improvements in all areas but communication task, a closer look at the trend of mean scores from 2014 to 2016 shows performances in mathematics and science have not reflected the...

Hospital care crisis - Trauma patients suffering amid shortage of ICU beds, equipment

Published:Monday | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Professor Renn Holness, is raising alarm about the poor state of the intensive care unit (ICU), which has limited its ability to provide aid to trauma patients and those in need of...

Large Abroad | London poet laureate Raymond Antrobus staying true to Jamaican roots

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Raymond Antrobus continues to be in strong contention to be named Young Poet Laureate for London - a position awarded annually to a poet age 21-30 living in the United Kingdom capital.Antrobus, a second-generation Jamaican born and bred in East...

Education ministry to probe alleged assault of female student by school resource officer

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Director for Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education Assistant Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto says the ministry will be investigating the alleged beating of a female student at Charlie Smith High by a school resource...

Cuban tourism product could overtake JA - Kosvogiannis

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Dimitris Kosvogiannis, general manager of the Melia Braco Village hotel, is concerned Jamaica may be knocked off its pedestal by greater participation of Cuba in the Caribbean tourism market."Once the initial shock factor of Cuba and the romance...

Wheatley gets positive reviews for first 100 days

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley is on track to fulfil the plans for the energy sector as outlined in the Jamaica Labour Party'smanifesto.Regarding manifesto plans to improve Jamaica's energy infrastructure, Robert Wright...

Ruel's ratings fall - Outstanding educator yet to impress in ministry

Published:Wednesday | June 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Having impressed many as one of the country's top educators, Ruel Reid was expected to take his vision and leadership to the top rung of the country's education ministry.But in the first 100 days of the life of the administration, the man who many...

No Cuba threat - Bartlett says resumption of US commercial flights to Caribbean neighbour good for Ja

Published:Friday | June 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has welcomed news that six United States airlines have been granted permission to resume scheduled commercial air service from that country to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades.Pointing to the...

Growth Council 'deficient in a number of ways'

Published:Wednesday | June 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The much discussed Economic Growth Council (EGC), appointed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and chaired by banking mogul Michael Lee-Chin, has been described as one of the less commendable achievements of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) first 100...

'Economist Magazine' calls for Jamaican private sector to be more dynamic

Published:Tuesday | June 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

The Economist Magazine has argued that Jamaica's quest for the ever-elusive goal of sustained economic growth can be achieved through a more dynamic private sector.Pointing to the macro-economic gains made under the International Monetary Fund (IMF...

Henry gets thumbs up for first 100 days in office

Published:Monday | June 6, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Poyser

Stakeholders in the transport sector have welcomed the consultative approach that Minister of Transport Mike Henry has brought to the transport portfolio since taking office.Leading up to the first 100 days of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)...

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